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Emerging Trends in Fighting Spam | 26/03/08 | Symantec |
| Spam has been a serious problem for email administrators and users alike for more than five years, growing from one in six emails in 2002 to approximately three out of four emails today. In fact, after five years of dealing with spam and throwing significant resources at the problem, 54% of messaging decision-makers in mid-sized and large organizations still view spam as a serious or very serious problem according to a recent Osterman Research survey. | sponsored by![]() |
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IE Zero Day and Web Attacker Kit: A special report | 2006-10-26 11:33:01 | Trend Micro |
| How can a user maintain computer security when bad guys sell anyone attack kits online that exploit the very latest vulnerabilities in Microsoft software? | |||
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Malware Infections: What to Look for and How to Get Through the Crisis | 2006-10-27 01:00:16 | Agnitum |
| Most home computer users have experienced some form of malware infection at some time. While there are many tools that help to automate the process of detecting, containing, and removing threats, there are also some simple, practical steps users can take that don't involve sophisticated software. With a little knowledge, some free tools, and a modest effort, computer users can relatively easily isolate threats and make sure their PC at least cannot infect other machines. This paper talks about "First-aid" methods of detecting and manually removing malicious programs from a PC and preparing the system for a more thorough inspection by antivirus and/or antispyware software. | |||
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Efficiency, Cost-Saving and Lower Network Risks With GFI | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | GFI Software |
| Euraltech strongly believes that email content security and download security products are a necessity against everyday threats to the network. The company chose the GFI MailSecurity/DownloadSecurity Suite to protect its network from possible malicious attacks. GFI DownloadSecurity for ISA Server controls files entering the network via FTP/HTTP and ensures that they are virus-free and not malicious, whereas GFI MailSecurity provides email content checking, exploit detection, anti-Trojan and anti-virus for Exchange and SMTP mail servers. | |||
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Consulting Company Has Peace of Mind With Mail Essentials | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | GFI Software |
| Perotsystems is an international professional consulting company specializing in the information technology field, with over 6500 employees worldwide. Mail essentials for Exchange has given the Systems Administrator at Perotsystems, peace of mind when it comes to defending his company's network - and those of his clients - against email viruses and attacks. The Systems Administrator installed Mail essentials after the Banks' network fell victim to email viruses one time too many. | |||
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Me Code Write Good: The l33t Skillz of the Virus Writer | 2006-12-16 01:00:21 | Symantec |
| Viruses and worms pose some of the most formidable threats in the modern computer security landscape. With some virus writers on the bleeding edge of technology, making use of 0-day exploits and innovative techniques to circumvent system security features. However, for every Blaster, there's a worm that repeatedly attempts to infect the same machine. From exploitable vulnerabilities in their code to incomprehensible goofs there's no shortage of evidence that a large proportion of virus writers aren't quite as capable as they would like others to think. This paper takes a look at the legacy of these slightly less than expert level virus writers, and examines the threat they continue to pose. | |||
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White paper: Security Inside Out | 2006-11-30 01:00:16 | Oracle |
| A primer on Information Security, this paper explores issues organizations face today and provides a strategy for tackling them effectively. It discusses the key solution areas enterprises need to adapt to secure information at the applications, middleware, as well as data infrastructure layers. | |||
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Rootkits: What They Are and How to Fight Them | 2007-01-05 09:07:28 | Webroot Software |
| Rootkits are the latest IT security threat to make the headlines. Anyone who has heard of rootkits knows their nasty reputation: they cannot be removed, they can live on a computer for years without being discovered, and they can wreak havoc with the operating system.
This IT Briefing gives computer users a clear explanation of what a rootkit is, separates the facts from the myths about rootkits, and provides recommendations on how users can defend against rootkit infections, and detect and remove them from their systems. It concludes with a question-and-answer section with a security expert who has many years of experience fighting rootkits. Download "Rootkits: What They are and How to Fight Them" Now. |
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Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Banking | 2006-09-26 01:00:16 | IBM |
| Community financial institutions, including retail and commercial banks, savings & loans, and credit unions, along with larger institutions and other commercial enterprises, continue to face increasing information security threats. Compounding these threats is an ever increasing regulatory burden and focus from initiatives like Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, U.S. Patriot Act, PCI, etc. However, IBM is helping community financial institutions proactively defend against and respond to these various threats. | |||
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Secure Messaging for Exchange: Download Ninja Today! | 2006-09-25 16:48:58 | Sunbelt Software |
| Have you considered what would happen if a new virus didn't get filtered by your single AV engine? Protect yourself with multiple AV engines with Sunbelt Messaging Ninja. Ensure that you have two different levels of virus protection -- one at the Exchange server and another at the desktop. What do you have to lose by adding another layer of antivirus protection? Ninja integrates best-of-breed antivirus, antispam, and SMART attachment filtering on your Exchange server. Try the 30-day evaluation of Messaging Ninja to see this all-in-one, policy-based, plug-in messaging security product in action! | |||
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Gartner's Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundary, 2006 | 2007-01-02 15:35:36 | MessageLabs |
| MessageLabs is noted for its outstanding antivirus protection, which has been successful at catching viruses before signatures were available from traditional antivirus vendors. Consequently, MessageLabs is able to offer a "100% virus detection SLA." Download the complete report by Gartner Research. |